Sharpe's Company

Book XIII of the Sharpe Series

By: Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

January, 1812. Looming on the border of Portugal and Spain is the fortress of Badajoz. To lead an assault on its thick, sheer walls and battlements is suicide, yet Richard Sharpe must lead one. Inside the walls are his wife and daughter, and only he can save them. Outside is the misshapen, vengeance-crazed Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, a man determined to kill Sharpe. Sharpe knows that in the heat of battle only the cold steel of his battered sword and the ruthless bloodlust of a soldier at war will protect him from the danger of both sides.

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Critic reviews

"The best of the series thus far." (Los Angeles Times)
"Consistently exciting...these are wonderful novels." (Stephen King)

Madness and Mayhem

If you’ve been enjoying the glory and adventure that is war, then this book may remind you of the horror and inhumanity that is also war. Brave and noble men will die for stupid reasons, women will be brutalized, and tomorrow the French will still be waiting.
You may have noticed that this story has inspired in me a great passion, and that is a positive. Sharpe’s Company is an excellent, if harrowing, addition to the series. It brings us back to Teresea and other beloved characters and introduces some new villains.
Interestingly, we get a few good chunks of story from the perspective of other characters besides Sharpe and occasionally the brief intermission of Wellington and the other commanders. It was an unexpected but refreshing mutation of the narration, which helped to set it apart.
Overall, I heartily recommend Sharpe’s Company but ask that you be prepared for some really shocking moments.

Sharpe Fan

The reader was great with the male voices but there should have been a women reader for the female voices. Story was great as usual.

Sharpe on edge!

Another great story, Sharpe being put to the test and torn in all directions. An old rival comes back into the Frey to challenge his ability to stay in control.

Great, as expected.

As usual, Cornwell delivers a wonderful story. Davidson narrates it wonderfully. I wish there were more of them.

A powerful account of the brutality of conflict

The narrator keeps the listener close to the conflict, surrounded by the chaos of battle and immersed in the grim carnage.